Char Siu Bao BBQ Pork Buns Recipe | Magimix Cook Expert

Who spotted our Cook Expert on yesterday's Good Chef Bad Chef Episode? Chef Adrian Richardson demonstrated how to do a delicious BBQ pork bun recipe using the Magimix Cook Expert. Who knew it could be done from scratch?
Char Siu Bao (BBQ Pork Buns)
Recipe by: Adrian Richardson
Time: 1 hour
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Bun Dough
400g plain flour
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1½ tsp baking powder
Activated yeast:
1½ tbsp caster sugar
1 cup lukewarm water
1½ tsp dried yeast
BBQ Pork Filling
2 tbsp vegetable oil
½ brown onion, diced
1 knob ginger, peeled and minced
3 cloves ginger, roughly chopped
Salt & pepper
2 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
300g char siu pork, diced
1 bunch spring onions, sliced
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
½ tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp black vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp corn flour mixed with 1 tbsp water
Method:
Add the flour, activated yeast, oil and baking powder to your magimix bowl. Place the lid on and select the baking function, and select bread/brioche. The automatic function will knead the dough.
Once the dough has kneaded go into the expert function, set the blade to 0, temperature to 35C and time to 30. After this time the dough should have doubled in size.
While the dough is proving, prepare the BBQ pork filling.
Add vegetable oil, onion, ginger, garlic, salt and pepper to a hot pan, stir around so that the oil coats all of the ingredients, and sweat down for a few minutes.
Add mushrooms, char siu pork and sear for a few minutes. Add spring onions, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, black vinegar, soy sauce and gradually add the cornflour slurry and stir until it thickens.
Pour the mixture into a bowl and set aside to cool.
Once the dough has proved, pour out onto a clean bench dusted with flour. Move around until it forms a smooth dough. Roll into a log and cut into 8 pieces. Dust with flour so they don’t stick. Flatten the ball into a disk, roll the edges out and they are thinner than the center. Add 1.5 tablespoons of filling to the center of the bun. Pinch the edges together, creating a pleating effect, bring together in the middle and twist to seal.
Add water into the cook expert, place the steamer basket on top. Line the steamer basket with a sheet of baking paper, and add your buns to the steamer- make sure you leave enough room for them to rise. Select the cooking function and steam for 20 minutes.
Serve with soy sauce.
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[@Kayenne54]

Hi, I didn't see, but do you need the dough blade attachment to do the bread/bun dough? Or does it make these with the universal blade?

[@MagimixAus]

Hi there! The universal tool that comes with the Cook Expert can indeed make bread dough. The optional Dough Hook is recommended if you want to make larger quantities.

[@Kayenne54]

@@MagimixAus Thank you. Wanted to order the Magimix Cook Expert bundle off the Australian website (Magimix site), but (during ordering process) the site requires me to log in; and the site won't let me (even though it let me subscribe to the newsletter - which is where I could create a login ID etc. Basically, I could create a login ID but during ordering process it would not permit me to, so of course I had to abort the ordering process). Can we not order from your website directly? Or do I have to order elsewhere?

[@MagimixAus]

@@Kayenne54 Hi Kayenne, thanks for letting us know. If you are based in Australia, you should indeed be able to order from www.magimix.com.au. If you are having trouble, kindly ring us at 1300 624469 and we would be happy to assist you.